Cheongyang County
Cheongyang
청양군 | |
---|---|
County | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 청양군 |
• Hanja | 靑陽郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Cheongyang-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ŏngyang-gun |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Hoseo |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 9 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 479.57 km2 (185.16 sq mi) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 37,194 |
• Density | 77.6/km2 (201/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Chungcheong |
Cheongyang County (
Cheongyang Provincial College
.
Climate
Cheongyang has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.
Climate data for Cheongyang (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.8 (0.86) |
34.1 (1.34) |
44.7 (1.76) |
84.1 (3.31) |
90.1 (3.55) |
134.4 (5.29) |
290.4 (11.43) |
296.6 (11.68) |
143.4 (5.65) |
65.1 (2.56) |
54.9 (2.16) |
31.8 (1.25) |
1,291.4 (50.84) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 90.6 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] |
Notable people
- Kim Hye-soo – actress
- Hong Seok-cheon – host, actor
- Lee Chun-hee – actor
- Lieutenant General, politician, and former acting Prime Minister of South Korea.
Twin towns – sister cities
Cheongyang is
twinned
with:
- Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
- Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Gangdong-gu, Seoul
- Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Geumcheon-gu, Seoul
- Gyeonggi
- Gunpo, Gyeonggi
- Dong-gu, Daejeon
References
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
36°27′04″N 126°48′16″E / 36.4511111211°N 126.804444454°E